Where does “molhaça” come from?
molhaça (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese molho, from Portuguese molhar, from Old Portuguese mollar, from Vulgar Latin molliare, from Latin molliāre, from Latin mollis, from Latin molduis, from Proto-Italic moldus — to soften, to melt.
molhaça (Portuguese): any delicacy with a large portion of sauce
Definitions
- any delicacy with a large portion of sauce
Ancestry of “molhaça”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | molho | sauce liquid condiment placed on food |
| 2 | Portuguese | molhar | to wet; to accidentally urinate on something |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | mollar | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | molliare | to soften by soaking; second-person singular... |
| 5 | Latin | molliāre | soak, drench |
| 6 | Latin | mollis | soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,... |
| 7 | Latin | molduis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | moldus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | soft, weak |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |